Conditional operator in Python?

[Michael Abbott]

Marcin 'Qrczak' Kowalczyk <qrczak at knm.org.pl> wrote in
news:slrn9p9um0.63g.qrczak at qrnik.zagroda: 

> Tue, 04 Sep 2001 08:15:12 -0700, Erik Max Francis <max at alcyone.com>
> pisze: 

(Actually, this is my proposal; I already suggested this about a month ago, 
for what it's worth.)
 
>>> I think (though it would need a bit of careful checking) that
>>> there is no conflict with the existing Python syntax in making
>>> 
>>>         if <expr> then <expr> else <expr>
>>> 
>>> an expression.
>>> 
>>> Perhaps adding this to the syntax could be a PEP?
> 
> The biggest problem is that 'then' is not currently a keyword.

Ah, yes, I missed that difficulty.  Hmm.  Well, what's another keyword, eh? 
:(

> 
> (Or maybe a larger problem is opposition of some people which decide
> or are respected in such issues...)

Is it opposition or indifference in this case?